A consistent finding

In my post from yesterday (Sept. 24), I took issue with Victoria Reggie Kennedy’s assertion that opposition to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – Obamacare – is dying away. I cited a USA Today/Pew survey on which Obamacare’s disapproval rating was 53 percent, its worst-ever score on this dimension.

Simply put, I don’t know how Mrs. Kennedy, the widow of Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., came to her conclusion. Interestingly, it doesn’t appear that Mrs. Kennedy explained her logic during her interview with U.S. News and World Report.

With that in mind, between Sept. 13 and Sept. 19, our own University of Connecticut conducted a nationwide poll on Obamacare. More than 1,000 adults took part in it and … 53 percent of them gave Obamacare a thumbs-down.

Talk about consistency.

Jennifer Necci Dineen, UConn’s poll director, told CT News Junkie, “While Americans may like the concept of making healthcare available to all, they aren’t enthusiastic about this particular law.”

Many news reports have portrayed Mrs. Kennedy, one of Obamacare’s staunchest defenders, as a woman possessed of a formidable intellect. Given that the facts run contrary to her musings, she actually looks quite silly these days and it is extremely hard to take her seriously. It will be interesting to see if Mrs. Kennedy keeps pushing her “Obamacare actually is popular” line.

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Matt Stevens - Editorial writer. Matt joined the Republican-American in October 2010. He graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2009 with B.A. in political science and criminal justice. He also earned an M.A. in print journalism and public affairs from American University in 2010. While in graduate school, Matt interned for the Washington, D.C., Trade Journal CEO Update.
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There are two things people should supposedly never see being made, Laws and Sausage. The Affordable Care Act is no exception. The Democrats, however, feel they must maintain a unified front along with stiff upper lips in its defense even though its proving to be as odorific in its inception as a failed residential septic system. Mrs Kennedy is doing her little bit to help Mr Obama and his signature achievement through this tempestuous period. This little bit of story telling on her part shouldn’t be so startling to anyone today, after five long years of Comrade Barack and Democratic Party rule , we should be quite used to the fact that if his, and their mouths are open……

“If you like your current health care plan, you can keep it!”

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